Lane will play the episode’s criminal of the week, Abraham Stern, who manipulates the hopeless into committing crimes so he can ultimately claim the fortune he was born into.

“Nathan Lane is someone we’ve wanted to have on the The Blacklist for a very long time, so when we started crafting our 100th episode we decided to try and do something special and write a part specifically with Nathan in mind,” said executive producer Jon Bokenkamp. “Imagine our excitement when he said yes! We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome him to the Blacklist family of criminals, weirdos and nut-jobs. I promise, watching Nathan Lane and James Spader together on screen is going to be an absolute blast.”